What would happen to the Brett Favre legacy if ended his career as a Lion?

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Brett's legacy would not be tarnished wherever he goes. It's kind of like Joe Montana. You just don't think of him as a KC Chief.

Green Bay fans will be ticked every time this Rogers character makes a mistake. It will be miserable for all of them cause they turned down Farve. But even if he leads the Vikings to the Super Bowl, in ten years, everyone will just remember him as a Packer.

I sure would hate to be Rogers. I think I would be tempted to tell the Packers to trade me than to follow that legend. Rogers is going to blow a gasket as he tries to fill those shoes. It would be kind of like trying to fill Roscoe's shoes should he pass on tomorrow.

Favre was let go and the team is becoming a defensive orientated team with a more conservative offense. Favre just doesn't fit their plan and they've made this known. I'm upset cause they still want a 1st round draft choice for the guy. If you don't want him, then just let him go for a 2nd or 3rd rounder.

^ R36 could you get another pic of Sheed ? That one is starting to give me the willies.
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I hear the Pack is so upset they're talking about paying him to walk away.
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Unlike some of the Pistons this guy wants to play.
Narcissistic F'

Wonder if Barry had decided to unretire and play some where else, would the Lions have attempted to pay him $25mil to stay retired...? They definitely would have taken him back...but then again wasn't he only 30 years old or so?

Wonder if Barry had decided to unretire and play some where else, would the Lions have attempted to pay him $25mil to stay retired...? They definitely would have taken him back...but then again wasn't he only 30 years old or so?

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I had always heard that Barry wanted to be traded to Dallas or Miami. The Lions would not honor his request so he retired. He offered to come back only if he was traded. Word is WCF was like you play for the Lions or you don't play at all. It was almost like a game of chicken who would blink first. When the Lions realized barry was serious I suppose that's when they decided to sue to get the 5 million dollar signing bonus back. I don't know how true it is that Barry wanted to be traded, but it does explain the distance and attitude toward the Lions Organization in the years after Barry retired. He only started coming around the team again once Millen was hired. I guess he still had bitter feelings toward the prior GM.

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brett Favre will be reinstated and added to the Packers' active roster Monday. And at that point, it looks like the fun will start.
Team president Mark Murphy said in a statement Sunday that the team has a specific plan with Favre in camp that it won't reveal until Monday, but sources told ESPN's Wendi Nix that coach Mike McCarthy will announce he's holding an open competition for the starting quarterback position.
Favre's reinstatement, announced by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Sunday, will become effective at 1 p.m. ET Monday. His first practice will likely come Tuesday.
"Brett will be in camp tomorrow. Although there has been uncertainty regarding Brett's return, Ted Thompson and Coach McCarthy had previously discussed this and have had a plan in place," Murphy said in the statement. "Coach McCarthy will talk to the team and the quarterbacks about the plan moving forward, and after he has done that we will share it publicly.

Goodell had held off on granting Favre's request for reinstatement for nearly a week. He hoped Favre and the team could resolve their standoff. By reinstating Favre, Goodell is following through on a recent promise to force action.
Earlier Sunday, Favre's agent, James "Bus" Cook, confirmed that Favre planned to fly to Green Bay on Sunday and report to the Packers on Monday.
"That's the plan," Cook said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.
Packers officials planned to greet Favre upon his arrival to Green Bay.
Favre does not plan to attend the sold-out Packers Family Night at Lambeau Field, which more than 60,000 fans were expected to attend.
Favre's imminent presence in training camp could cause a major disruption to the team and sets up scenarios of either a competition with Aaron Rodgers for the starting job or the Packers continuing to work on finding a trade partner for the former league MVP and Super Bowl champion.
Favre retired in March but has been having second thoughts for weeks. Team officials have maintained that if Favre returned to the Packers, it would be in some role other than as the starter -- and have said Rodgers is their starter.
Publicly, team officials have ruled out releasing Favre, likely for fear he would sign with division-rival Minnesota.
Goodell told the NFL Network on Saturday that he thinks the situation has lingered long enough.
"I think we have to force it," Goodell said. "I think it's come to the point where there needs to be some decisions made on behalf of the Packers, on behalf of Brett, on behalf of all the fans."

No, the real reason Barry retired is the front office boobs wouldn't resign his front line. We lost Hartings, Lomas Brown and Glover because they went cheap on them. Considering the team was getting older and older with expensive contracts to boot, Barry retired.

Brett Favre’s journey from retirement and back has finally ended — in New York.

The Green Bay Packers reached an agreement Wednesday night to trade their three-time MVP and Super Bowl-winning quarterback to the New York Jets, ending an emotionally grinding month of indecision over Favre’s future.

Taint gonna happen. In about 4 more months when the Jets and the Packers miss the playoffs, they will be asking him two questions. Are you gonna retire? Is there any chance you may sign on to the Packers for one more year? This drama is just beginning.

Oh forgot one more thing. Another teary-eyed retirement announcement again next year.

Taint gonna happen. In about 4 more months when the Jets and the Packers miss the playoffs, they will be asking him two questions. Are you gonna retire? Is there any chance you may sign on to the Packers for one more year? This drama is just beginning.

Oh forgot one more thing. Another teary-eyed retirement announcement again next year.

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The good thing is that the trade happen last night and one day before the Summer Games began.

If that had not happen ESPN would have only given a minimum of only two hours coverage to the olympics, one to cover other sports and 21 hours to Brett.

I thought at one point that it were going to change their call letters to BSPN...no not Bulls**T PN but the BrettSPortsNetwork.

Taint gonna happen. In about 4 more months when the Jets and the Packers miss the playoffs, they will be asking him two questions. Are you gonna retire? Is there any chance you may sign on to the Packers for one more year? This drama is just beginning.

Oh forgot one more thing. Another teary-eyed retirement announcement again next year.

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LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! He didn't even make it out of his first press meeting and it already is starting.

""""After leaving the podium, Favre was asked if he would commit to New York for more than one year.
“We’ll see,” he said.""""""""